Identification of the Problems Faced by Madrasahs in Response to Institutional Change

摘要

Within form and its current status, the existence of madrasah actually has passed a long history in struggling for the recognition and equality. National Education System Act No. 2 of 1989 and Act No. 20 of 2003 are the basic policy, which decided by the government to meet the aspiration of political education of Muslims ummah. This study is to answer the question on how the prospects and challenges are faced by madrasah after being transformed as a policy product. This study tries to provide the answers and reveal a number of phenomenons, which particularly encountered by madrasah within its new status. To portray a full description requires with the various problems faced by madrasah, thus this study will use a phenomenological qualitative approach. Although from legal perspective the existence of madrasah is getting stronger, the research finding shows that the implementation of transformation confronts several problems, as follows: (1) management capacity, (2) curriculum, (3) lack of human sources, (4) academic orientation and the dichotomy of science, (5) context of national examination, and (6) context of regional autonomy.